The East Pennsboro Emergency Services Carnival ends today, so catch the carnival food (funnel cakes, fried oreos, hot dogs, perigees and more) and rides, including trips on a helicopter, and fireworks in the evening. The carnival begins at 5 p.m. at Adams-Ricci Park, East Penns Drive, East Pennsboro Twp. Cost: Free. www.epcarnival.com.

Celebrate the children's authors Maurice Sendak and Richard Scarry with a screening of "Where the Wild Things Are," story readings, crafts and music with "A Wild and Scarry Summer." The event begins at 11 a.m. today at Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 N. Third St., Harrisburg. Cost: Free. www.midtownscholar.com; 717-236-1680.

And the Harrisburg Academy of Dance will celebrate 30 years of dance with "HAD to Dance." The show includes ballet, hip-hop, jazz and tap routines to a variety of contemporary tunes, and begins at 7 p.m. at the Rose Lehrman Arts Center at HACC, 1 HACC Drive, Harrisburg. Cost: $17. www.hadtodance.com, 717-652-7071.

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